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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

In the Clerks O,fce of the Circuit Court of Au0tsto
County,:
l, b. +. Terry, Dep. Clerk of said Court, dc
certify that Richard p. Bell, one of the COM
missiOnerS OF sale in the above case has given
the bond required by the decree of sale therein
Given under my Land this 2Sth day of De-
cember, 1856.
jy2S-tds B. +. TERRY, Dep. Clerk.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

The horseshoers are now said to be con-
templating a strike. 1t has been under
stood for some time that they had some
thing on foot
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

Premature decline of power
in either sex. however induced, speedily
and permanently cured. Book for 10 cents
in stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo N. "
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
AUGUSTA MALE ACADEMY.

IN =" ~ :, .
Located in the Shenandoah Valley 1850 feet
above sea-level; nine miles north of Staunton
and II mile from Fit. Defiance Station on the V.
R. r. In the country amid healthful and REIN
ed surroundings and remote from the vices and
distractions of town or village. Prepares for
business or the Universities. FULL CORPS OF
fea ture of the school. Total expenses for the
entire session, $500. Specially recommended by
the University of Va. and Washington Lee
University.
For particulars as to the methods, &C., apply
for catalogue to CHAS, S. ROLLER, Pm,
Fit. Defiance, Augusta county, va.
tune 26-t OcI
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
a Horse! A Horse (,

My kingdom tor "a horse!'' One made
valuable by the use OF Duval & Norton IS
Horse Tonic. Chicken cholera cured by
it's use, or money refunded. Price 25 and
Is cents For sale by w. NJ. Allen u Bro.
Staunton, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

Keep the hoe moving; it will not only
kill the weeds, but render the soil mellow,
and thus promote rapid growth to the
crops.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

Poultry thrives in orchards and do Il @
orchards much good, for they kill many
infects.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

The Crown Prince Of Germany sells
1000 quarts of milk daily from his dairy
farm, near Berlin.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

Prof. Morrow says: "Cut hay green
Nearly all grasses loose valve as they be-
come fully matured, some become compar-
atively worthless.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
T livery! LIVERY!!

T livery! LIVERY!
Having purchased the excellent Livery OF s.
T. Thornburg shall continue to offer tothe
citizens of Staunton and travelling public
splendid double and single teams
Fine rolling stock of all kinds, ana splendld
riding horses.
Very respectfully
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

The Farmers Club Journal says 1.-THE
rock which wrecks many d breeder OF
swine is desire to breed too young.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

The swine breeders of Iowa have come
to look upon white clover as an excellent
summer pasturage for hogs.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

UIRGINIA-In Vacation In the CLERK
v Office, Circuit Court Of Augusta County,
July 4, 1887.
John b. Brownlee ..........P Plain I'LL
VS..
A. A. SprouI in his own right and as admins
traitor of 8. I'll. Bell, decd. John Johnson
and Sarah r., his wife. and ais. .....De1 Us.
In CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to require Archibald
A. Sproul, admin strator of Samuel ID. Bell,
decd, to state. render and settle an account OF
the administration of said Samuel I'll. Bell on
the estate of Samuel Brownlee, decd.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that Jonn John.
this State, it is ordered that they do appear
here within one month after due publication
of this notice and do what is necessary to pro-
tect their interests. Teste,
J. NJ. Quarles, p. q. ]. N. RYAN, Clk.
July IL
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

Most farmers can keep few hives OF
bees to advantage. Honey, like fruit,
honld be found on the farmers table.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
DURKEs SPLENDID LIVERY

DURKE'S SPLENDID LIVERY
For the season of 1856, Burke's splendid LILY
cry is even in finer condition than ever; Hls
elegant match teams, new and line Venlcles
and stylish turnouts the pride OF the CITY ano
THE BEST IN THE SOUTH.
At the stable is fine pair of FAIRBANKS scales
where horses can be weighed.
also keep on hand fine selection OF Rldi N
and Driving Horses, for sale at reasonable
prices. Also a LOT of secondhand Omnl,
buses. Carriages, buggies and wagons ,o, O.
every description, in excellent cond1tlon
which will be sold or traded on accommodate
ing terms.
Parties visiting the city can have their horsef
fed by day, week, OF month on moderate Terms
Have also turned part of my place lnIo =
hitching department.. where horses VIII W
hitched and well taken care OF as cheapiy III
anywhere in the city.
Also, our Baggage Transfer.-Partles can have
their baggage called for at any time OF Gay %
night; will receive prompt attention. Gall al
the old stand. Respectfully, n1r
sep9 EDWARD BURKE.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
Constipation Has Many Victims,

and the endeavor to find relief with the
cathartic, the injection, the aperient and
laxative are distressing, Those are resorted
to time and again, until the sufferer is al
most III despair, as he gains only d brief
respite.
BY taking Simmons Liver Regulator,
the bowels will be gently moved as natu-
rally as if no medicine had been taken.
Regularity in taking the medicine will
soon effect a permanent relief.
A Scottish writer says always speak to a
cow as if she were lady, and speak to
and treat bull as if he were a gentle
man. Animals possess far more intelli-
gence than is usually attributed to them.
A successful horse breeder says that an
animal needs as much food the first year of
it's life as in any subsequent year, and that
it should be fed a little at a time, as often
as it viii eat,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
WANTED.
CHESTNUT OAK BARK.

Delivered at the Extract Works in Stanton
Or at the nearest depot, loaded compactly in
cars. We will pay the full market price for
| 1000 cords of PRIME CHESTNUT OAK BARK.
and will take limited am cunt of Red Spanish
or Black Oak Bark from parties who will sci us
all their Chestnut Oak Bark
Please call at the office at the Extract Works
Or address by letter VIM. GOODING. ACT.
may z-3m Staunton, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

r EWISTON HOME SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
LYNNwooD P. o., ROCKINGHAM CO., VA.
MISS ELEANOR c. WHEAT, PRINCIPAL.
This school will open it's second session Sept.
14th 1887. The curriculum embraces every
thing taught in first-class schools. Special at
tention is paid to instrumental music.
Miss Wheat is assisted by her father, Rev.
c. Wheat, D. d., formerly Of the Epis. Female
Inst, Winchester, Va. Terms exceedingly
moderate. For circulars apply to the Prlncl-
pal jun3o-amo.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04

nR. f. L.. HENKEL,
IL a EAST MAIN ST., STAUNToN. VA.
OFFICE HOURS Morning, to ~ CLOCK o )
Noon, 2 to ;; Night, to 9. JS|-1n
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
PROFESsf ONAL CARD.

IT M. QUARLES,
a.. ATrORNEY-AT-LAW
feb25, 'S6-tf STAUNToN, VA.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05


man nature to crave Il certain amount
of that. There is danger in yacht
ing, shooting, playing polo, and many
other sports. Perhaps there is more
danger in riding at fences and scurry-
ing across country, but it educates ones
nerves and develops courage. The
presence or absence of the wild fox
makes no difference in the sport. The
riding is just the same, the fences just
as high, and the danger as great in one
case as in the other. The hounds run
on the anise scent the same as they do
after the fox. and much of the amuse-
ment and interest consists in watching
them and studying their ways. If it
were not for the necessity of keeping
the hounds keen and interested it would
be better not to run a fox at the end.
The object of fox-hunting is not so
much the killing of fox as it is the
riding after hounds over fields and
fences.-Ne,o York Cor. of Chicago Tri6-
Rne
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05
MUSEUM CURiOSiTIES.
Managers Who Claim that Human Freaks
Are Easily Duplicated.

| are Easily Dupilcated.
A reporter paid visit recently to
several dime museums along the Bow
cry and made Investigations concerning
rejected human curiosities. He dis
covered that a feeling of intense
jealousy existed among the proprietors
of these places. Where one had gained
possession of a particularly drawing at
traction. the others sneered and limited
that the same freak had been refused
admittance to their places several
weeks before.
THAT tattood female on exhibition
down the street." said one, sis chest
nut in the business. remember when
the first attraction of this kind was
offered to the public. He was Greek.
so they advertised. 1t was not long
before tattOoed men came upon the
market by the hundred. There must
have been factory engaged especially
in their production. They amt no
earthly use nowadays. You can put
them down as rejected curiosity every
played out, although my neighbor up
the street does not think so. Iengaged
one several years ago on contract ex-
tending over a period of twelve months
She lost $50 pounds within half that
time, although we spent pile of dust
feeding her, and we lost big money on
the business. We will look at nothing
Of the kind now short of a young girl
or boy weighing near 400"
Another museum on the opposite side
of the Bowery, several blocks farther
up town, had on exhibition a living
skeleton. The proprietor said he would
be glad when his contract expired
You can't do nothing with these
bone yards" he said, although they
used 20 draw big money. In fact I am
careful how make It long time ar
rangement with any human curiosity
There never was one vet that had not a
duplicate. Take the India-rubber man,
for instance. He was advertised all over
the land, but bless my heart if there
wasn't three OF four other fellows of the
same kind that showed up within six
months. Do you want to know nv
opinion? Well, / believe them fakirs
are nothing more than fat men gone off
in weight. Take couple of hundred
pounds out of the skin of a man. and
YOU can gamble he'll have plenty of
skin to pull out from all parts of his
body"
Another proprietorspoke disdainfully
of CircaSsian girls, twins of the Siamese
kind and other standard attractions.
Il reject more wonderful beings than
these are every day of my life," he con-
tinued. 1--WE got the business down
fine and will accept nothing but mon
strosities. The public flock to see my
dog-faced man. Another attraction I
had some months ago was q woman
with hands growing from her ankles
and feet growing from her wrists. Any
hideous deformity attracts the morbid
curiosity of the public. Some of these
over-smart fellows thought they had a
wonder in Steve Brodie after his leap
from the bridge. l would not touch
him, for | knew some other crank would
do the same thing and bust the market
on bridge-jumpers. IN 7. Mail and
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05
CLEANING WOOLENS.
The Result of Various Scientific Expert
ments Made i'm Germany.

The Result of Various Scientific Expert
ments Made i'm Germany.
Experiments made in Germany on tho
best method of cleaning woolens have
led to the following conclusions: First.
the liquid used for washing must be rs
hot as possible; second, for the removal
of greasy dirt, sweat, ETC.. borax is of
so little value that its application would
be mere waste, and, though soap lye is
better, the preference must be given to
soap I've along with ammonia, mixture
which works wonders by quickly dis
solving dirt in particular parts which
are hard to cleanse. raising aud reviv-
ing even bright colors; third, that on
the other hand. for cleaning white
wooden goods there is nothing which
even approaches borax-sOap I've and
borax applied boiling hot give to white
woolens a looseness and a dazzling
whiteness which they often do not pos
sess when they are new; fourth, if
shrinking is to be entirely avoided the
drying must be accelerated by repeat
edly pressing the woolens between soft
c:oths. In no case should the woolens
b. dried in the sun, as they become dry
and hard, they being best dried in a
moderate current of air, and in cold
weather in warm place, but not too
near the source of heat In the above
experiments all the various degrees of
heat were tried, from the hottest to the
coolest temperature; all the favorite
cleaning materials were also employed
soap, borax, ammonia, benzine, and
mixtures of these.-N Y. Sun.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05
BIBLE STATISTICS.
Interesting Facts and Figures for student
of the Scriptures.


of the Scriptures.
The Apocrypha has verses, 7,0S1.
The Apocrypha has chapters. 1873.
The books of the Old Testament, SO.
The Apocrypha has words, 152, 1S5.
Verses in the Old Testament, %, 241.
The books in the New Testament, 81.
Verses in the New Testament, 1859.
Words in the Old Testament, 592. 400
Words in the New Testament, ISL, 25S.
The chapters in the Old Testament,
929.
Letters in the New Testament, 83S,.
$40.
Letters in the Old Testament, 2,72S.-
100.
The chapters in the New Testament,
$50.
The word Jehovah" occurs 6,865
times.
The middle book of the Old Testament
is Proverbs.
The middle chapter of the Old Tesla
ment is Job, 90.
The middle verse of the New Tesla
ment is Acts, xvii, IL.
The shortest verse in the New Testa-
ment is John, XII. 35.
Chapter 10 of IL Kings and chapter 81
of Isaiah are alike.
The longest verse in the Old Testa-
ment is Esther, viii. 9.
The middle book of the New Tesla
ment is III. Thessalonians.
The word '.and' occurs in the New
Testament 10, GOA times.
The middle chapter and shortest in
the Bible is Psalm, cxvii.
The word .'and' occurs in the Old
Testament sc, 54S times.
The shortest verse of the Old Tesla.
ment is L Chronicles, j, %.
The middle verse of the Old Tesla
ment is II. Chronicles. xxi, IL.
The middle chapters of the New les
lament are Romans, xiii and xiv.
Verse %, chapter of Ezra, has all
the letters of the alphabet except 81"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05
Death of a Noble Woman.

Those who knew Anandabai Joshee.
the Hindoo woman who studied medi-
cine in this city and who graduated and
took the n. ID. degree in 1886, and who
ut all understood the nature of the mis-
sion she undertook, will hear with the
very sincerest of regret of her death. 1t
requires much courage for an American
woman to study medicine and to prac-
tice it as a profession, but this Hindoo
woman, in undertaking this study, vio-
lated some of the most important ira
ditions of her race and defied the most
bigoted opinions of the social order to
which she belonged. She did what she
did because she knew that there was
urgent and pressing need in India for
the ministrations of female physicians,
ind her memory deserves to be held in
lasting honor for the courage and con-
sistency with which she sought to per-
form great and pressingly important
duty.-PhiIGdclphia Telegraph.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05
THE OLD NEST.

4 nest hung rocking on tree,
With father bird, mOJher-bir little birds three.
z5uf the first little bird tried fits wings and few,
And the wee little nestlings were only two.
and, ere they knew il, the second bird
I17e note OF q sweet-yoiced songster heard.
And the third little bird, left alone In the nest
Loolsed over the edge, and was gone with the
rest
-Tzsen the father and mother bird sat Alone
For The three little birds from the nest had
1CTn.
And the f&ther-bird sang hut feeble note,
AID thc mother-bird stifled the sob in her
throat.
TOR what is nest on lovely tree
Without the dear little nestlings three.
Ellen W. Carey, tn Graphic Mems.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05

Before beginning to iron, sprinkle
the table plentifully with water and lay
on the ironing blanket. This will hold
it firmly in place and prevent all wrink-
ling and showing about Never try to
iron with blanket having wrinkles or
bunches.-C incinnati Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05

aay person VINO takes the paper reg.
aisriY from che pnst-ofEce, whether directed
20 has nsl3e or Evnetner be is subscriber or
nor, az responsible for the paw.
The courts have decided that refusing 10
lake newspapers from the post-office, re-
,aoYing and leaving them vEcaiIed for. "a
oriTna fac.e CIV d snce OF INTENTIONAL THAuR
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-05

"A man entered drug store in
New York the other day and rang the
telephone bell and wanted to call up
the Mikado of Japan. He was called
crazy and put under arrest. Ten years
hence it viii be seen that he was only
ahead Of his date.-Detro1 Free Press.
The Worthington advance., 1887-12-22
A Chinese Farce.
Iacmillan's Magazine.

Aacmillan's Magazine.
The hero, q sea captain, comes in
and seats himself at q table to write;
but he is heavy with sleep, his head
soon droops, and he falls into a
peaceful slumber. But scarcely has
his nap begun when he is disturbed by
the hasty entrance of a breathless fel-
low who begins. with an air of great
consequence, to pant out a long tale
of not the slightest Importance. The
captain listens for q time with wide
open eyes, but he when finds that the
story has settled down into an unin-
terrupted sing-song which shows no
prospect of reaching an early conclu.
sion he tries to break the thread of
the narrative. All in vain, for the to-
dious fellow represses his interrupt
tions with q deprecatory wave of the
hand, and goes on his monotonous
way with head thrown back and eyes
half closed in an ecstasy of
delight at having seculed q listener.
After q time the captain, submitting
to the inevitable, adopts the wisest
course in the circumstances, and dozes
of to sleep again. The bore Is so sat.
isfied with himself and 50 engrossed in
his tale that he never notices this,
and still goes on, see-saw, sing-song,
with never q stop till the audience, or,
at least, one OF them, grow as weary
as the captain. But q mysterious
avenger is at hand. A limping ghost
OF horrible appearance, who remem-
The Worthington advance., 1887-12-22
AlowIy Tragedy.
Boston Courier.

Boston Courier.
The tragedies Of the poor are often
est made up OF trifes which produce
no impression in the telling; the slow
weariness of starvation, the humble
privations, tho little things which
wear away the stones.
An end came to one of those long,
sad histories not long since. An old
man and his wife who had lived togeth-
er for nearly fifty years were togeth-
or in their poor lodgings. They had
known better days, and even been
well-to-do in earlier life. Almost help.
less with age and with the effects of
privation and sorrow, the old man
had fought with all his might, and
still it was but q bare subsistence
that he had been able to win. To-
night he was in one of those moods of
detection which come with want and
sorrow.
~'What would become of you," he
said to his wife. lit anything should
happen to me?"
"0h, nothing will happen to you,"
she said reassurinely. "Don't get to
worrying"
But I feel 80 feeble lately, that
can't help thinking what you would
do without me-"
"Oh, should be taken care of in
some way" she said. '"There is al
ways a way out of things. We've
been together so long and lived
through so many things that we ought
to have confidence that things will
turn out all right somehow"
The next morning she woke and
spoke to her husband. He did not
answer. She put out her hand and
her fingers touched the cold cheek of
:he dead.
The Worthington advance., 1887-12-22
, 4 Millionaire's Bride.

A telegram from San Francisco,
says: Young Joseph Oliver, one Of
the richest of the new generation Of
San Franciscans, has married his Sis
ter's former reoverness and companion.
Oliver is regarded as worth more than
81, 900, 600, as he has inherited the
bulk of the fortune left by his father,
the Marquis Oliver. "Old Oliver re-
ceived his title from the pope, because
OF the largo amounts that he gave to-
the church here and in Rome. When
his father died, and soon after his sis.
ter. Joseph was left alone with thegov.
erness. He became enamored OF her,
and they were engaged. 1t was ar
ranged that while he should go abroad
she should study in some eastern sem.
mary. in order to repair defects in her
education. The programme was faith
fully carried out, and no one had q
suspicion Of theirreal relations. When
Oliver returned to New York Q short
time ago be was met by his betrothed,
ana the two were privately married.
The young couple will live here, where
the groom has one Of the finest houses
In tho city.
The Worthington advance., 1887-12-22

bers his own sufferings on earth, hops
in unseen to befriend the captain. He
squats silently behind the chair of the
story teller, holding the club he carries
in readiness to strike. while that
worthy is still quite eunconsciously jab-
berlng his interminable nonsense. Once
the club is raised threateninely over
him, and twice, and yet hegoes on; then
laundering stroke lescends on his
shoulders, which stops his voice so
suddenly that it leaves him with open
mouth in the middle OF q word. In
comical terror he gazes about in vain
attempts to find out whence the blow
came, then, in amazement, seizes the
sleeper and rouses him to tell of this
terrible new affair. But the Captain
listens with hazy inattention, evil
IDENTIFY thinking it some more Of the
same tale, and dozes off again i'm.
mediately. The bore, abandoned
now to the tender mercles of the spec.
ter, runs hither and thither in horror
adopting first one plan and then an
other to discover or avoid his invisi-
BILE assailant; but the ghost crawls
after him wherever he goes. now club.
bing him, now clutching him, until at
last the poor wretch makes his escape
half dead with fright, and the captain
is left tc sleep in peace, while theghos
curls up by his side like q faithful dog
whose lab0rs are done.